http://rallythecause.com Helping companies and nonprofits build empires of meaning Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:26:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://rallythecause.com/2010/04/16/cause-dissonance-kfc-and-komen-buckets-for-the-cure/#comment-1692 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:26:54 +0000 http://rallythecause.com/?p=983#comment-1692 [...] for women’s health. How could you find fault with that? Sure there were missteps, like hooking up with KFC. But the miscues were relatively minor, until [...]

]]> http://rallythecause.com/2012/01/27/upcoming-conferences-for-the-social-impact-sector/#comment-1689 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:31:19 +0000 http://rallythecause.com/?p=1996#comment-1689 [...] energy in attending. Real life interactions are great. Your time is limited. So find a balance. Here’s a calendar anyone in the Social Impact sector needs to consider.  Which ones will you be [...]

]]> http://rallythecause.com/2009/07/12/awareness-begets-action-but-to-what-end/#comment-1677 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:51:05 +0000 http://rallythecause.com/?p=154#comment-1677 [...] Not surprisingly, digital activist organizations and their members offer a different perspective. Rather than using the pejoratives of slacktivism and clicktivism, these organizations and activists prefer to frame their efforts as Activism 2.0 – a new form of social activism for the Millennial Generations where “people integrate activism and supporting their causes into their regular routines”.  Far from a wasteful and self-gratifying form of activism without demonstrable effect, proponents and practitioners of Activism 2.0 point to the success of online petitions in freezing Rupert Murdoch’s acquisition of British Sky Broadcasting Service (BSkyB), securing Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s release from prison, and halting Bank of America’s $5 debit card fee among others. Despite the criticisms of Activism 2.0, those who endeavor to undertake such social transformations can point to concrete accomplishments as well as to aspects that are more intangible, such as the creation of community and the raising of social awareness. As Scott Henderson writes on his blog Rallying the Cause, [...]

]]> http://rallythecause.com/2011/10/27/what-is-a-social-entrepreneur-a-definition/#comment-1661 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:42:57 +0000 http://rallythecause.com/?p=1692#comment-1661 [...] October, I shared a working definition for social entrepreneurship we created at a gathering of the Nasa Health and Human Performance Center (NHHPC). It focused on [...]

]]> http://rallythecause.com/2011/12/19/quotes-and-ideas-from-the-smart-swarm/#comment-1628 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:21:48 +0000 http://rallythecause.com/?p=1949#comment-1628 [...] As an avid historian, I was intrigued by the book’s thread about a significant moment in 16th century Transylvania and Hungarian history. While Barabasi attempted to graft that story into the science about human behavior patterns, it was quite tenuous. In reading the Amazon book reviews when I went to get the hyperlink for this post, I found I’m in good company with that. While the ride was fun and interesting, I ended up with fewer notes than The Smart Swarms. [...]

]]> http://rallythecause.com/2011/11/20/postcards-from-haiti-day-three/#comment-1609 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:14:02 +0000 http://rallythecause.com/?p=1797#comment-1609 [...] Creative Lab have identified two opportunities for new social businesses. The first will bring the four Haiti Partners schools in Léogâne, including the Henri Christophe school, together to start a poultry operation that will sell [...]

]]> http://rallythecause.com/2011/11/19/postcards-from-haiti-day-two/#comment-1600 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:35:56 +0000 http://rallythecause.com/?p=1781#comment-1600 [...] my recent trip to Haiti, our group had the opportunity to meet with the organizers of this coming Monday’s #OpenHaiti Camp. This ideas came out of the recent TEDxPortauPrince event [...]

]]> http://rallythecause.com/2011/11/19/postcards-from-haiti-day-two/#comment-1599 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:08:14 +0000 http://rallythecause.com/?p=1781#comment-1599 [...] More Detailed Exploration: During my recent trip to Haiti, our group had the opportunity to meet with the organizers of this coming Monday’s #OpenHaiti Camp. This ideas came out of the recent TEDxPortauPrince [...]

]]> http://rallythecause.com/2010/12/30/sustainable-social-networking-path/#comment-1596 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:31:30 +0000 http://rallythecause.com/?p=1218#comment-1596 [...] Exploration: When Path launched last year, I became a passionate user of the social network and let the world know why it was a sustainable social network. It’s built for the innate tendencies of the fickle species we call human [...]

]]> http://rallythecause.com/2011/11/22/letters-from-haiti-day-four/#comment-1568 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:43:10 +0000 http://rallythecause.com/?p=1816#comment-1568 [...] Letters from Haiti: Day Four [...]

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